The Longgong caverns by boat

Guizhourgeous

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May 12th 2006
When people hear "Guizhou" coming from my direction, they are quick to reply with a hearty "Gesundheit!". Guizhou is not the sound resulting from a nasal evacuation but rather the name of a province in China. But you could be forgiven for not being able to differentiate between the two. Lonely Planet China 9th Edition has 980 pages. It chose to devote 19 of them to Guizhou. Quick calculatio ... read more

Asia » China » Guizhou

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more